Gavin D. Smith is a freelance journalist and one of the world's top whisky writers. He lives in the Scottish Borders.
Introduction 1 Norman Morrison, maltman and mashman, Talisker Distillery, Isle of Skye 2 Boyo Norquoy, stillman, Highland Park Distillery, Orkney 3 Jim Cryle, master distiller, Glenlivet Distillery, Speyside 4 Gordon Dey, brewer, Dallas Dhu Distillery & manager, Aultmore Distillery, Speyside 5 Rodney Burtt, trainee, Glen Mhor & Glen Albyn distilleries, Inverness 6 Douglas Murray, technical guru, Cambus Distillery, Clackmannanshire 7 Douglas Yeats, cooper, John Dewar & Sons, Perth 8 John Ramsay, blender, Famous Grouse & Cutty Sark, Perth & London 9 John Peterson, distillery designer and chemist, Loch Lomond Distillery, Alexandria 10 Ginger Willie, warehouseman, Bowmore, Islay 11 John Grant, proprietor, Glenfarclas Distillery, Speyside 12 Laing Brothers, independent bottlers and merchants, Glasgow